[2] Masako's father was Masauji Hachisuka[3] and her mother was Chiye Nagamine.
Hachisuka studied in the United States from 24 August 1950 to 1 October 1954.
[4] She was engaged to William Patterson, but her mother dissolved that marriage by filing a lawsuit claiming that she was of noble ancestry.
In 2004, Hachisuka donated historical materials related to her clan to Tokushima.
The donated materials were exhibited at the Tokushima Castle Museum.